Punch and bolt-cutter.



R. W. WEATHERM'AN. PUNCH AND BOLT CUTTER. APPLIOATION FILED DEC. 23,1909 975,006. Patented Nov. 8, 1910.

lllllllll unllnnw mmum ROBERTW. WEATHERMAN, OF SELMORE, MISSOURI,ASSIG-NOR OF ONE-HALF TO FLOYD HARTLEY, 0F SELMORE, MISSOURI.

PUNCH AND BOLT-CUTTER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT W. lVEATl-IER- MAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, residing at Selmore, in the county of Christian andState of Missouri, have in vented a new and useful Punch and Bolt-Cutter, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hand tools and has special reference to acombined punch and bolt cutter.

The principal object of the invention is to lmprove and simplify theconstruction of devices of this character.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterwherein the stem of the punch will constitute the actuating means for amovable cutter blade.

With the above and other objects in View the invention consists ingeneral of certain novel details of construction and combinations ofparts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and specifically set forth in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, like char actors of reference indicatelike parts in the several views, and :-Figure 1 is a side elevation fromone side of the machine with the blades closed. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation from the other side of the machine with the blades and punchopen. Fig. 3 is a plan View of the operating end of the device. Fig. 4is a View similar to Fig. 2 but showin the blades and punch closed.

The body of the invention comprises a shank 10 which has on one end ahandle 11 and on the opposite end is provided with an angular extension12 wherein is formed an opening 13 adapted to receive the end of apunch. Extending parallel to the member 12 and in spaced relationthereto there is provided an arm 14 and to this arm and the body 10 issecured a fixed blade 15. The arm 14 is so arranged that the blade 15may lie flat against said arm and the side of the member 10. Secured tothe blade 15 by means of one of the bolts 16 is a plate 17 which extendstoward the handle 11 and the end adjacent the handle has a pivot bolt 18passing therethrough and also through the body 10, the bolt being heldin position by means of a suitable nut. On this pivot bolt is mounted aswinging blade 19 which is so arranged that the edge thereof may beSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 23, 1909.

Patented Nov. 8, 1910. Serial No. 534,748.

brought into contact with the edge of the blade 15 as can clearly beseen by reference he arm 14 is provided with a suitable opening for thereception of the shank 27 of a punch holder, the shank and opening beingof such dimensions that the shank is freely slidable in said opening.Furthermore, this opening is concentric with the opening 13 so that apunch 28 held in the holder may be made to pass into the opening 13 byproper movement of said holder. The end of the shank 27 opposite thepunch 28 is flattened to form a head 29 and through this head and theslot 20 passes a bolt 30, the bolt being freely slidable in said slot.The head 29 is, furthermore, connected to the lever 24 by means of abolt 31.

The body 10 is preferably made with the portion between the arm 21 andthe handle 11 of rectangular cross section and of the same dimensionsthroughout. On this portion of the body is slidably mounted a stopmember 32 having a suitable opening wherethrough the body passes andbeing provided with a set screw 33 so that the stop member can bepositioned at any desired point along the body 10.

In the operation of the device the handles 11 and 23 are grasped andmoved to the positions shown in Fig. 2. A sheet of metal is theninserted between the punch 28 and the member 12 or a sheet or bolt maybe placed between the blades 15 and 19. The handles 11 and 23 are thenforcibly brought together and the metal in either position will besevered. It is to be noted that the stop member 32 is so positioned thatthe handles 11 and 23 cannot be brought together sufficiently close toinjure the edges of the blades 15 and 19. It will be seen also that theconstruction herein set forth provides for the shank 27 having thedouble function of a punch holder and of means to connect the lever 24With the blade 19. In like manner the arm 14 constitutes a support forthe blade 15 and a guide for the shank 27.

There has thus been provided a simple and eflicient device of the kinddescribed and for the purpose specified.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed as new, is

1. In a tool of the class described, a body comprising a handled barhaving an arm projecting laterally therefrom, said arm having an openingformed therethrough, a blade fixed to said arm and bar, a second bladepivoted to the bar to swing to and from the fixed blade and providedWith a longitudinally extending slot, a lever pivoted intermediateits-ends to said bar and provided With a slot at one end, a memberhaving a shank extending through the opening in said arm and slidabletherein, a bolt passing through said member and the slot in the movableblade, a second bolt passing through said member and the end of thelever opposite the slot therein, a second arm projecting from said barin the opposite direction to the first arm, a second lever fulcrumed tosaid second arm and provided With a handle,- and a third bolt passingthrough said second lever and the slot in the first lever.

2. In a tool of the class described, a body comprising a handled barhaving an arm projecting laterally therefrom, said arm havin anopeningformed therethrough, a

blade fixed to said arm and bar, a second blade pivoted to the bar toswing to and from the fixed blade and provided With a longitudinallyextending slot, a lever pivoted intermediate its ends to said bar andprovided With a slot at one end, a member having a shank extendingthrough the opening in said arm and slidable therein, a bolt passingthrough said member and the slot in the movable blade, a second boltpassing through said member and the end of the lever opposite the slottherein, a second arm projecting from said bar in the opposite directionto the first arm, a second lever fulcrumed to said second arm andprovided With a handle, a third bolt passing through said second leverand the slot in the first lever, a stop for the second lever slidable onsaid bar, and means to hold said stop in adjusted position on the bar.

ROBERT W. VVEATHERMAN.

Witnesses:

G. PINo HAYS, FLOYD O. HARTLEY.

